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Bear Spray: Still Your Best Line of Defense in Grizzly Territory, Bear Experts Believe

Your best defense if you ever encounter a surprised or angry grizzly bear? Bear spray, according to a report on the Fourth International Human-Bear Conflict Workshop in Missoula, Mont., published in The Missoulian newspaper last weekend. The workshop involved more 300 bear experts, including author and bear expert Steve Herrero (Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance) and professor emeritus from the University of Calgary, who participated in 2 separate studies examining the effectiveness of ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 28, 2012 4:58 PM & Tagged bear canisters, bear spray, food storage and grizzly bears | permalink | Comments